去蕪存菁
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to go; to leave; to remove | overgrown with weeds | exist; deposit; store exist; deposit; store; keep; survive |
flower of leek | ||
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trad. (去蕪存菁) | 去 | 蕪 | 存 | 菁 | |
simp. (去芜存菁) | 去 | 芜 | 存 | 菁 | |
Literally: “to get rid of the weeds and keep the flowers”. |
去蕪存菁